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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1347 EST on 17/06/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

52.0

28.0

22/06/1997

18

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

37.4

36.6

03/06/1998

22

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 13:46EST, 17/06/2013.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.4 -0.5 8.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.0 +0.1 2.4 -6.6 0.9 0.0 1.0 8.9 171 ( 7.1) 26/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.7 0.0 2.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 24/12
BUNBURY 17.8 -0.6 2.9 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 21/18
MANDURAH 17.6 -1.0 7.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 21/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 +0.3 18.3 -1.6 16.6 0.0 8.4 10.8 448 (18.7) 35/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.7 -1.1 1.1 -3.9 0.6 0.0 3.4 9.5 249 (10.4) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 14.4 -2.9 6.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 24/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.3 -0.8 5.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 22/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -0.3 5.4 -0.3 2.7 0.6 1.0 2.3 -- 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.7 -1.1 6.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 31/20
CAIRNS AERO 25.5 -0.5 17.0 -0.8 14.7 0.0 6.6 3.9 427 (17.8) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.7 -0.9 11.0 -3.6 6.6 0.0 6.6 10.4 237 ( 9.9) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 20.2 -1.7 9.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 322 (13.4) 28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.3 -2.2 7.5 -3.4 4.6 0.0 3.6 -- 181 ( 7.5) 22/12
BUNDABERG AERO 19.4 -3.1 7.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 22/08
COOLANGATTA 20.2 -0.8 6.6 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 18/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -0.7 8.7 -1.8 4.3 0.0 5.8 9.8 479 (20.0) 26/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.6 -1.3 3.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 30/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -2.1 2.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 73 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.6 +0.3 7.4 -1.7 5.2 0.0 1.8 -- 273 (11.4) 22/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -0.9 11.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 -0.3 8.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 34/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.0 +0.5 1.0 -1.6 -5.5 0.0 2.0 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.4 0.0 -0.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 22/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.9 -0.7 9.5 +0.9 6.3 0.0 3.2 9.5 589 (24.5) 41/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 +0.1 3.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 28/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 -0.6 11.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 50/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 +1.0 0.8 -2.9 -2.0 0.0 1.4 8.9 231 ( 9.6) 26/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 +0.1 -0.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.8 -1.2 2.1 -3.1 -0.3 0.2 1.0 8.4 270 (11.3) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.7 -0.3 3.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 +0.1 -0.1 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.9 +0.8 9.3 +2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.8 0.0 3.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.7 -2.4 7.7 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 50/14
HOBART AIRPORT 11.2 -1.7 7.9 +3.3 5.6 1.4 1.6 0.1 615 (25.6) 48/00
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
32.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+6.4 : 37.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+3.1 : 20.4 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+3.0 : 32.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+2.9 : 12.8 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.6 : 10.4 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+5.6 : 6.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.5 : 4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.2 : 10.7 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+5.1 : 6.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 13.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.9 : 15.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 7.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-4.8 : 7.7 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-4.7 : 9.3 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS

-4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-6.8 : 5.8 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-6.6 : 8.3 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : 2.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.3 : 1.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.2 : 2.0 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
60.0 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC
56.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
52.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
49.2 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
48.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
52.0 COCONUT ISLAND

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
60.0 CLUB TERRACE
49.2 CANN RIVER

ISLANDS
Islands
56.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
48.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1360 (56.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1244 (51.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1145 (47.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1041 (43.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
972 (40.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
945 (39.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
924 (38.5) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
883 (36.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
879 (36.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
874 (36.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
849 (35.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
818 (34.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
816 (34.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
806 (33.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
777 (32.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
763 (31.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
759 (31.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
740 (30.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
714 (29.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
700 (29.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
699 (29.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
692 (28.8) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
692 (28.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
663 (27.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
660 (27.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
624 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
83/02 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
76/19 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
70/08 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
68/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/23 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
68/08 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
13.2mm in 30 min to 06:00 26.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 17.8mm/h
HORN ISLAND
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
ORBOST
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON
11.4mm in 30 min to 20:00 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.8mm/h
13.4mm in 26 min to 03:30 30.9mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 20.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.0mm/h

TASMANIA
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 80(170/ 67 ) at 01:30